title: Promoting wellness of peer providers through coaching.
abstract: Peer wellness coaching is workforce innovation that empowers individuals with mental and substance use disorders to achieve recovery. This article briefly describes how this approach can help peer providers develop self-care skills to improve job tenure and promote satisfaction. Promising results of this new approach are presented.
authors.forename: George H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Brice
authors.forename: Margaret A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Swarbrick
authors.forename: Kenneth J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Gill
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003376:Counseling; D015438:Health Behavior; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D010379:Peer Group; D012648:Self Care / Q000379:methods*; D012944:Social Support; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation*